Cost of living comparison

Romania

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Mexico

Playa del Carmen vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 5.2% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 11.3% less in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 23.2% more in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 80.6% more in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 47.9% more in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 66.2% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% less in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 23.0% less in Playa del Carmen

The cost of transportation, housing, and groceries in Playa del Carmen are more expensive than in Bucharest. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Playa del Carmen. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Playa del Carmen.

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Playa del Carmen vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Playa del Carmen instead of Bucharest, you would:

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pay 11.3% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.80 RON63.10	$11.90 MX$208.65	-13.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 RON36.81	$10.83 MX$189.98	+34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 RON10.40	$1.62 MX$28.48	-28.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 RON9.81	$1.34 MX$23.54	-37.5%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 23.2% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 RON6.60	$1.98 MX$34.69	+37.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 RON22.79	$4.33 MX$75.99	-13.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 RON30.49	$5.50 MX$96.44	-17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.62 RON16.55	$2.27 MX$39.77	-37.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 RON15.46	$3.76 MX$65.94	+11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON2.94	$1.30 MX$22.73	+101.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 RON3.60	$0.64 MX$11.28	-18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 RON3.67	$0.90 MX$15.73	+11.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 RON5.42	$0.94 MX$16.44	-20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.13	$0.85 MX$14.94	+83.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.15	$1.02 MX$17.95	+117.7%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 80.6% more for transportation

	Bucharest	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.36 RON29.07	$5.02 MX$88.13	-21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.00 RON105.16	$27.08 MX$474.95	+17.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,745.54 RON131K	$31,003.27 MX$544K	+7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.21 RON28.39	$25.93 MX$454.78	+317.6%
Average			+80.6%

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pay 47.9% more for housing

	Bucharest	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 RON52.08	$30.51 MX$535.11	+167.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.24 RON2,959.85	$1,072.23 MX$18,807.57	+65.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$432.85 RON1,979.44	$484.68 MX$8,501.58	+12.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.60 RON638.38	$64.40 MX$1,129.62	-53.9%
Average			+47.9%

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pay 66.2% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$664.86 RON3,040.42	$204.43 MX$3,585.86	-69.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,582.52 RON66,685.86	$5,361.26 MX$94,039.78	-63.2%
Average			-66.2%

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pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 RON15.77	$3.12 MX$54.73	-9.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 RON15.01	$3.46 MX$60.70	+5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.67 RON30.50	$4.17 MX$73.14	-37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.49 RON240.05	$60.49 MX$1,061.10	+15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 RON42.07	$4.98 MX$87.43	-45.8%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 23.0% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.54 RON368.31	$43.98 MX$771.42	-45.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.47 RON207.95	$41.89 MX$734.72	-7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.98 RON429.76	$75.82 MX$1,329.86	-19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.75 RON501.89	$88.61 MX$1,554.36	-19.3%
Average			-23.0%

Bucharest vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of clothing

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